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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">The Audit View</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Audit View</span><span class="f_BodyText"> provides an interface to the information that has been recorded by auditing. Open the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Audit View</span><span class="f_BodyText"> by clicking on the:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Audit View</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Audit View</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> button in the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="other_windows_toolbar.htm">Other Views</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> toolbar.</span></li>
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<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="auditview.png" width="155" height="43" border="0" alt="AuditView"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Audit View</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is divided into three main areas:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">View controls</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Audit tree</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Record display.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The data in the Audit tree and Record display is determined by the view controls and <a href="audit_view_controls.htm#Mode">mode</a> and, if <a href="audit_view_controls.htm#synch">synchronizing</a> with the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">, by the package, diagram or element you have selected.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">View Controls</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The view controls provide a variety of settings for controlling auditing and the display of audit records.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For information on these controls, see <a href="audit_view_controls.htm">Audit View Controls</a>.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Audit Tree</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The audit tree displays the logs that have been recorded by auditing. What is displayed in the tree is affected by the settings of the <a href="audit_view_controls.htm">View Controls</a> section, such as:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Sorting</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Filter (by time)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Mode</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="auditing_settings.htm">Auditing settings</a> (what was actually recorded).</span></li>
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<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="auditsortbytype.png" width="182" height="82" border="0" alt="AuditSortByType"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the audit tree:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The green tick indicates a creation</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The yellow pencil indicates an edit</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The red cross indicates a deletion.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you right-click on an element in the audit tree (e.g. </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">MyClass</span><span class="f_BodyText">) a context menu displays. This menu enables you to locate the selected element in:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Any diagrams in which it exists.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Record Display</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The record display is in two parts: the identity of the selected change, and the actual change made.</span></p>
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<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="auditdisplay.png" width="458" height="78" border="0" alt="Auditdisplay"></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL2"><span class="f_SubHeadingL2">Identity</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The identity of a change consists of:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The Windows username of the user that made the change</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If security is enabled, the name is of the format: </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;">WindowsUsername(SecurityUser).</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">When the change was made</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">path</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> of the change (e.g. Class </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Class1</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - Attribute </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Att1</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - Attribute Constraint </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Constraint</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">).</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL2"><span class="f_SubHeadingL2">Changes</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The changes are displayed in a table format, showing the Property (or data item) name, its original value before the change and its value after the change.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you double-click on an item in the list of changes (or right-click and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Show Differences</span><span class="f_BodyText"> context menu option) the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Difference</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog displays. This shows the specific changes that have been made, highlighting the edited, created or deleted characters.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><span class="f_BodyText"> </span><img src="differencedialog.png" width="548" height="106" border="0" alt="DifferenceDialog"></p>




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